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Is the word plenty pronounced like "plendi" in AmE?

Hello!

1- Longman Pronunciation Dictionary - 3rd Edition writes ˈplent̬ i as the better American pronunciation for the word plenty.

2- But many audio samples from other American or American version of dictionaries sound like "plenti".WebsterRandom House DictionaryAmerican HeritageOxford Advanced American Dictionary
(I have used their free online version)

3- some sound like "plendi": like:Macmillan English Dictionary (American English)Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
(I have used their free online version)

4- I ask this because Longman Pronunciation Dictionary is a specialized dictionary both for BrE and AmE and an error for such a famous word is very improbable.

5- I know that in AmE, part is pronounced like "part", but "party" is more like "pardi". I know that Longman Pronunciation Dictionary knows such rules.

6- Do not pay attention to the italic t in the ˈplent̬ i.

So, is "plendi" incorrect, acceptable or better (i.e. used more in AmE)?

Re: Is the word plenty pronounced like "plendi" in AmE?

Not a speaker of AmE

The LPD uses the symbol for the alveolar tap, usually voiced, for plenty and twenty, not /d/, the voiced alveolar (sometimes dental). plosive. Could it be that in General American, the variety that the LPD records, the consonant we are talking about is more dental/voiced than the /t/ of, for example, tea - assuming it is not omitted altogether?

Re: Is the word plenty pronounced like "plendi" in AmE?

Originally Posted by 5jj

Not a speaker of AmE

The LPD uses the symbol for the alveolar tap, usually voiced, for plenty and twenty, not /d/, the voiced alveolar (sometimes dental). plosive. Could it be that in General American, the variety that the LPD records, the consonant we are talking about is more dental/voiced than the /t/ of, for example, tea - assuming it is not omitted altogether?

Re: Is the word plenty pronounced like "plendi" in AmE?

Originally Posted by Barb_D

Plenny or plenty, but never plendy.

LPD did not claim it was 'plendy'. The transcription was with an alveolar tap rather than a plosive. My contact with Americans suggests that many use something like a tap. It's not the full /t/, but the consonant is not dropped altogether. The tap is so brief that the preceding nasal and following vowel mean that the sound is (partly at least) voiced.

Re: Is the word plenty pronounced like "plendi" in AmE?

Sorry, I was replying to the very first post. I have to confess that my study of phoenetics was so long ago I am unable to either refute or confirm just about any statement about tapped sounds - unless it's a keg!

I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.